A collection of thoughts and often random ramblings that seem to fall from my head and onto the page during that wonderful adventure we call day to day life.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Working Bees have no connection to Bees that are working.

Did you know that “Working Bees” have no connection to the concept of active Bees all working together? Although the saying , “As busy as a Bee,” does!According to “The Hot Word” Blog for June 2, 2011, The Word Bee, (as in “Working Bees”, “Spelling Bees", etc.), is derived “from the Old English bēn meaning “a prayer, a favor.” By the late 18th century, bee had become commonly associated with the British dialect form, been or bean, referring to the joining of neighbors to work on a single activity to help a neighbor in need: sewing bee, quilting bee, etc . . . This derivation counters a long held belief that “bee” refers to the buzzing insect and the social nature of a beehive.” So now you know, even if like me, you didn’t before! However, as interesting as it is to know where the concept came from, I feel it more important to see where it is currently going now from a personal aspect. Don’t You? Yes who are joining with now in a singular activity to help others in need? Right now plenty of people are banding together with strangers to help people recover from the floods earlier in the year, in cleaning up, replacing fences etc. Of course there are many other opportunities for you to come together with other to help them on a specific occasion or occasions. I will shortly be joining a few others to help a single lady and her 2 girls move home; but enough of me, what about you? Who can you help now? Great question I think! So today’s thought stretcher is, where and how can you personally but with others come together and help someone in need? Again over to you now.

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About Me

Mid to late 60's, married for 45 years with 3 adult children. Spent 12 years working with an African Church, in the Xhosa homeland of Transkei, both before and after re-incorporation back into South Africa. Have been back in Oz since late 02. Since Aug 07 to Feb 2012 as Pastor of a small Independent Baptist Church.
From July 1st 2012 to May 13 briefly the "Director for Communication and Prayer Ministry" with the Slavic Gospel Association in Australia. Since then till late 2015 unemployed; and now officially retired
This Blog site is of a more general philosophical nature, than the others. For Blogs of a more christian philosophical nature, see my "Christian Ponderings" site.
The "Pacific Ponderings" Blog was designed for more personal Blogs and specifically, our South Pacific Cruise.